October 2011
United Arab Emirates
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  7 512 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)  230 252 Merchandise  19 26
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009)  264 294 excluding intra-EU trade 13 19
Current account balance (million US$, 2008)  22 278 Commercial services 49 25
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  61 995 excluding intra-EU trade 31 16
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   172.6
Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009 2008 2009
Real GDP (2005=100)   120 5 5 -1
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 10 April 1996 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 1.020
Trade Policy Review 24, 26 April 2006 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2009 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   27
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   14.3   4.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   25.1   6.6 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   12.6   4.7 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.6 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   44.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   21.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   46 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  220 000 13 -23 19
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  160 000 14 -15 7
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    1.44 Share in world total imports  1.04
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   1.7 Agricultural products 7.4
Fuels and mining products   35.0 Fuels and mining products 3.8
Manufactures   24.0 Manufactures 59.9
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Taipei, Chinese   34.4 1. European Union (27)   21.6
2. India   11.0 2. India   17.2
3. Iran, Islamic Rep. of   4.7 3. China   10.3
4. Iraq   2.3 4. United States   8.5
5. Switzerland   2.2 5. Japan   5.9
    Unspecified destinations     27.5       Unspecified origins     1.5
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  11 028   21 6 16
Commercial services imports (million US$)  40 908   17 -14 11
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.30   Share in world total imports 1.17
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   22.2   Transportation 62.1
Travel   77.8   Travel 28.9
Other commercial services   0.0   Other commercial services 9.0
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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